Living at Wayne's

So we were settled in our new spot behind our friend's house and things were different. We didn't have cable and only got like 2 channels. We didn't have internet access and missed our online friends. I had a cell phone but no signal in the camper. So I was feeling a bit cut off.

At first this wasn't a problem. We moved over to Wayne's while the weather was still relatively warm. We could get outside and walk or play horseshoes. We had lots of cookouts and I began to get pretty close to Wayne's girlfriend.

After about a month I realized that we needed to get our internet access. I got Wayne's permission to get it added to his phone service and I would pay for it. It took a little over a week but we did finally get it back. That made things much more comfortable for us. John and I felt more normal.

Our oldest son, Kyle, would come for a visit every couple of weeks and we saw many positive changes in him. He would stay inside Wayne's house at night, as there is not much room in the camper.

One day he called and asked if he could bring his girlfriend home to stay the weekend. I asked Wayne and Goldie and they said sure. This might have been a mistake on my part or maybe they should have said no if that was what they meant, but from here on out things began to change.

Kyle's girlfriend became a point of contention and it began to cause problems between the families. She was a sweetie and the kids did everything they could to respect Wayne's house but it still was becoming a problem on the weekends he wanted to bring her home. This was the first thing that got us to begin discussing other options.

Then the weather was getting colder and colder. It became more and more difficult to heat the camper to a safe and livable level. We were going through so much propane that it was becoming financially draining.

John and I decided it was time to head south. Kyle and his girlfriend decided they wanted to go with us. I began doing research online for campgrounds in the south. I had to find one with all the ammenities that we needed but also one that did not have a problem with a family of 5 and a Rottweiler.

John had another difficult decision to deal with. We actually had 2 rotties. We knew it wasn't reasonable to take them both nor would it be fair to the younger one to be cramped in a camper most of the time. Sadly he found a friend he trusted and gave our sweet Loki up to a new home.

After much research I found a campground that was reasonable in price and accepting of our family. Now it was time to come up with the traveling money.